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Fig. 2 

From: A cautionary signal from the Red Sea on the impact of increased dust activity on marine microbiota

Fig. 2 

Dust activity maps and trajectory models. a-b NASA MODIS satellite images for a the summer 2016 and b the spring 2017 sandstorms. c-d The respective SKIRON weather forecast model showing the predicted dust concentration over the Red Sea during the sandstorm dates in a-b (obtained from the University of Athens). e–f The NOAA HYSPLIT back trajectories according to the direction of air parcels arriving at the vertical height of 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500 m above ground level, showing the origin of sandstorms in a-b respectively

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